Xu Dayuan crossed his arms and nodded at the person responsible for record-keeping beside him.
"Note that down, insulting a police officer!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoqing subconsciously sat down, but the frustration on his face did not subside.
"I am a professor at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, a person who cares about reputation. Your investigation, even if it doesn’t find anything, affects . Isn’t that intentional? I want to see the person surnad Luo!"
Xu Dayuan continued speaking thodically:
"I’ll say it again, this is a standard investigation, and I hope you’ll cooperate fully. If we can’t eliminate our suspicions, it won’t just be a matter of verifying with your school anymore, do you understand what I an?"
Zhang Guoqing was still glaring, but at this mont, he had quieted down and was no longer yelling. He clearly understood that the man in front of him was unaffected by his protests and that the more he resisted, the more he would be targeted.
"Good, you’re controlling your emotions well. Now, tell , when did your mother pass away?"
"When I was in the first grade, I ca ho from school to find my mom hanging from the house beam."
"Suicide?"
Zhang Guoqing was sowhat impatient but still replied:
"Yes. She had no affection for my father and would always hold and lant that her life was ruined by my father and the person surnad Luo. If she had known about his unclean past, she would never have chosen to be with him. She tried to drown twice, but my father stopped her."
"Before your mother’s death, did your father have any contact with Luo Suqin that might have upset her?"
Zhang Guoqing shook his head.
"No, it seems my mother’s suspicion ca from a letter my father hid away. It was a letter written by Luo Suqin before they were married, containing half of my father’s photo."
Xu Dayuan did not dwell on this question further and changed the subject:
"Were you on Qindao on June 27 last year? Have you been in contact with your father since then?"
Zhang Guoqing took out his phone and showed it to Xu Dayuan.
"Can I check my ticket booking history?"
Xu Dayuan extended his hand, signaling Zhang Guoqing to go ahead.
Zhang Guoqing found the ticket booking app, with all his orders displayed, then placed the phone in front of Xu Dayuan.
"Officer, take a look. These are all my travel bookings, to several provinces and cities, but I haven’t been to Qindao since last March."
Xu Dayuan glanced at it and then called Mr. Zeng’s number.
"Co take a photo of this, then go verify with Zhang Guoqing’s school for the relevant dates to see if he was on leave. Also, use his identity information to conduct a system search at the airport and train stations, and of course, don’t forget the vehicle records entering Qindao."
By now, anxiety had started to show on Zhang Guoqing’s face as he quickly spoke up.
"It’s fine to check the train stations and airports and any vehicle information, but can you not check with the school?"
Xu Dayuan put down the materials in his hand and looked at Zhang Guoqing.
"Your father is dead, checking your information shouldn’t be an issue for your school, should it?"
At this point, Zhang Guoqing could no longer contain his emotions and grabbed Xu Dayuan’s sleeve.
"It wasn’t easy for to attain the title of professor. If you keep this up, it will be strange if they don’t target . What does his death have to do with ? In my information records, there is no item for a father. When I left ho at eighteen, I had no father!"
Xu Dayuan laughed, then placed his hand on the docunts in front of him.
"No father? So, can I consider these acts as extortion?"
Zhang Guoqing stood up, his eyes darting about as he shouted anxiously:
"Are you sick? Soone is dead, and instead of catching the killer, you’re here squabbling with over this. Is that reasonable?"
"Interesting, extorting 1.43 million, a huge amount. When asking for money, you felt he was your father, and that it was only right for him to give you the money. Moreover, you incessantly held your mother’s suicide over his head, always blaming these faults on your father, causing him to endure years of verbal abuse and self-bla.
But at your workplace, and to those you know, everyone believes you don’t have a father. You even publicize that you haven’t had a father since the age of eighteen. How do you expect us to make a judgnt?"
Mr. Zeng clutched his phone, glancing at Xu Dayuan in the next room, then back at Zhou Ning, his face filled with urgency.
"Has Mr. Xu lost control of his emotions? This person actually doesn’t have the ti to commit the cri. I’ve just verified his various records, at the airport, train stations, and the vehicular entries and exits in Qindao. There’s no record of him anywhere!"
Zhou Ning shook his head.
"Don’t worry, Xu Da is very calm. Go and contact their school, find the principal, and also the departnt he belongs to. Mr. Xu just feels that a person who sucks blood like this can’t just be let go without doing anything. Moreover, if released now, his first target will be Luo Suqin. No matter what the truth is, he will drive Luo Suqin to her death."
Mr. Zeng was startled, then nodded vigorously, seeming to understand the relationships involved. He grabbed Mr. Zhao.
"Buddy, you’re good with words. How about you do the talking when I make the call?"
Mr. Zhao nodded.
"It’s best to make the call using a landline, and rember when your leaders found Brother Xing? It would be most secure for soone to go in person. After all, if we officially request Zhang Guoqing’s registration information and there really is no ntion of a father, this person is truly despicable."
Having said that, the two hurried out.
Zhou Ning stared at the adjacent room. Zhang Guoqing had lost control of himself, reaching out to grab Xu Dayuan’s collar, while the recording clerk tried to intervene.
Xu Dayuan raised his hand to stop him, pointing at the surveillance caras in the four corners of the room.
"This room is under surveillance everywhere. Right now, you have concrete evidence of assaulting an officer. I will be transferring you to the public security brigade for handling shortly."
Having said this, Xu Dayuan stood up and ca out. Zhang Guoqing, like a madman, continued to shout, and his phone was thrown out, but in a room like this with padded walls, it wasn’t damaged. The recording clerk picked up the phone and gestured towards the door as Zhang Guoqing was led away.
Zhou Ning exhaled deeply and received a text ssage on his phone. It was sent by Liu Yongxin. Zhou Ning had asked him earlier that morning to help contact the doctor who had diagnosed Zhang Min’an in the provincial capital.
The doctor actually rembered Zhang Min’an, thinking that he had co to the hospital with a rather indifferent attitude.
He replied to the ssage explaining that Zhang Min’an’s health was very poor. He seed fine on the surface, but there was no clear way to proceed with further treatnt. It was uncertain whether he could even get off the operating table, let alone the fact that he could fail to wake up at any mont.
And he had heard from Zhang Min’an that their dical insurance was based in their place of origin. Even with treatnt here, the reimbursent rate was only 70%, and the costs had to be pre-paid by the patient. He didn’t have the money for that.
Xu Dayuan pushed the door and ca in. Zhou Ning handed him the phone.
"The doctor’s words could be seen as further proof that Zhang Min’an could die from his illness at any ti, and with all his money swindled by his son, he can’t afford the treatnt expenses himself. I think he wouldn’t want to be a burden to Luo Suqin anymore, would he?"
Xu Dayuan nodded and lit a cigarette.
"The won’s director from the Daliu Village committee called earlier. She said that around mid-May last year, she couldn’t rember the exact date, Luo Suqin had co to her, hoping she could help ask around if anyone was interested in buying her apartnt. She was in a hurry to sell it and didn’t mind a lower price.
However, at that ti, although the apartnt was handed over, it hadn’t passed inspection, so the property title couldn’t be issued. Modifying the contract was even more troubleso. Many people found it unreliable, so despite inquiring for a long ti, she failed to sell it. But in July, Luo Suqin said she was no longer selling."
Zhou Ning fixed his gaze on Xu Dayuan. Diagnosed in May, Luo Suqin must have known about it, wanting to pay for Zhang Min’an’s treatnt, hence the rush to sell the apartnt. At the end of June, the deceased recorded a will, and perhaps by July, Zhang Min’an was no longer alive.
"Those two witnesses, have they been found yet?"
"They’ve been found, and they’re about to arrive. Mr. Liu has gone to the gate to et them. Why don’t you ask why I can’t get along with Zhang Guoqing?"
Zhou Ning shook his head.
Xu Dayuan wasn’t soone who got worked up easily, but this Zhang Guoqing really was detestable. To call him a beast would be an insult to beasts.
"I saw him assault an officer!"
Xu Dayuan blinked, then threw his head back and laughed, slapping Zhou Ning on the shoulder.
"Zhou Xiaozhou, do you know what your greatest strength is?"
Zhou Ning looked puzzled.
"Seems like I have many strengths, right?"
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